What is CVE-2018-9377?

CVE-2018-9377 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-11-28.

How severe is CVE-2018-9377?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2018-9377

In getIntentForIntentSender of ActivityManagerService.java, there is a possible way to access user metadata due to a pending intent. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Published 2024-11-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (0.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 0th percentile — 0.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 8, 6, 7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-908 — Use of Uninitialized Resource

References

source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-06-01 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-9377?: CVE-2018-9377 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-11-28.
How severe is CVE-2018-9377?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.